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Hitting the Squids
Deep-sea squid and octopi full of human-made chemicals |
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13 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:10 PM on 13 Jun 2008 Human-made chemicals have snuck on down into the ocean depths, showing up in the tissues of deep-sea cephalopods, says new research. In a study to be published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers found various persistent organic pollutants -- including PCBs and DDT -- in nine species of octopi, squid, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. "The fact that we detected a variety o ... |
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| Topics: news, oceans, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Pb & Jail
Childhood lead exposure linked to criminal behavior, violence |
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28 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:36 AM on 28 May 2008 Childhood exposure to high lead levels leads to smaller brain mass and is linked to criminal behavior and violence, according to two new comprehensive studies. Researchers tracked kids from Cincinnati, Ohio, from before birth through adulthood and found that early exposure to lead resulted in a loss of brain matter of over 1 percent on average, particularly in the areas of the brain resp ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, health, news, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Oh No You DDT
Melting Antarctic glaciers may be releasing DDT, says study |
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27 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:44 AM on 27 May 2008 Adélie penguins in the Antarctic are as chock-full of pesticide DDT as they were in the 1970s, even though global DDT use has dropped 80 percent in the past three decades, says new research published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Researchers speculate that climate change is at fault -- honestly, is there anything climate change is not mucking up? -- as concentratio ... |
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| Topics: Antarctica, climate, climate change impacts, news, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Getting Hard to Carrion
Wild Asian vultures going the way of the dodo |
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30 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:24 PM on 30 Apr 2008 Wild Asian vultures are likely going to the way of the dodo, a new study says. The white-backed vulture population has plunged by nearly 99.9 percent in India since 1992, and two other vulture species have seen a drop of 97 percent, say researchers publishing in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Researchers blame diclofenac, a drug given to livestock and ingested by the birds ... |
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| Topics: endangered species, health, India, news, scientific research, toxics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The Lotion in the Ocean
Sunscreen-slathered swimmers contributing to coral bleaching, says study |
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13 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:37 PM on 13 Feb 2008 Photo: iStockphoto Up to 6,000 tons of sunscreen wash off of ocean swimmers each year, posing a threat to up to 10 percent of global coral reefs, according to a new study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Four common sunscreen chemicals can awaken dormant viruses in coral-dwelling algae, with results of horror-movie proportions: the viruses replicate ... |
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| Topics: news, oceans, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Now Eat Your Organic Brussels Sprouts
Organic produce reduces kids' exposure to pesticides, says study |
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01 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:58 PM on 01 Feb 2008 Pesticide-free produce leads to pesticide-free kids, says a new study published in Environmental Health Perspectives. Young research subjects who ate conventional produce were found to have organophosphate residue in their bodily fluids, while kids who ate organic produce did not. Will wonders never cease. source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer see also, in Gristm ... |
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| Topics: food, news, organic food, parenting, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Use the Force: Lukewarm
Hot liquid increases toxic leaching from plastic bottles, says study |
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30 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:07 PM on 30 Jan 2008 Contact with hot liquid causes a huge spike in the amount of toxic chemical bisphenol A leaching out of plastic bottles, says new research that's bad news for baby-bottle-sterilizing parents and hot-liquid-drinking hikers. Filling bottles with boiling water boosted rates of BPA ooze by up to 55 times more than room-temperature water did, according to the study published ... |
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The Sands of Grime
Waterways downstream from oil sands are full o' toxins, says study |
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09 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 1:46 PM on 09 Nov 2007 Fish, water, and sediment downstream from the gigantic oil sands projects in Alberta are chock-full of carcinogens and other toxins, says a new study. While the research does not make a direct link between the oil sands, the toxins, and presumed health consequences, the largely Native residents of downstream community Fort Chipewyan have long suspected that they experience high ... |
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| Topics: Alberta, energy, environmental justice, health, news, oil, oil sands, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Toxics 'R' Us
Everyday folk found to be contaminated with toxic chemicals |
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09 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 9:16 AM on 09 Nov 2007 Volunteers across the U.S. were found to have toxic bisphenol-A, PBDEs, and phthalates in their blood and urine, says a small study sponsored by a coalition of environmental health groups. The "Is It in Us?" study analyzed 35 people from seven states; while the sample size was too small to be representative of the larger population, the results were quite similar to those of a hu ... |
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| Topics: Centers on Disease Control and Prevention, green living, health, news, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Leaded Gasoline Is a Crime -- No, Literally
Phasing out leaded gasoline may have reduced crime rates, says research |
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22 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:39 PM on 22 Oct 2007 Thank the Clean Air Act for significantly reducing violent crime rates in the U.S., says researcher Jessica Wolpaw Reyes. The legislation was behind the phaseout of leaded gasoline in the 1970s and '80s, which significantly reduced blood levels of the heavy metal in Americans. The arc of lead-exposure rates seems to match the arc of violent crime i ... |
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Pits and Starts
Organisms living in toxic waste pit may help fight cancer |
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09 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 3:05 PM on 09 Oct 2007 Montana's Berkeley Pit, containing 40 billion gallons of poisonous copper-mine runoff including arsenic, aluminum, cadmium, and zinc, has two claims to fame. One, it once killed a flock of hundreds of geese the moment they touched down on its surface. Two, the 40-billion-gallon pit houses 142 organisms -- some of which have shown success in killing breast and ovarian cancer cells. Remind u ... |
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| Topics: Montana, news, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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DDT, Yeah You Know Me
Study suggests link between DDT exposure and breast cancer |
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01 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 1:04 PM on 01 Oct 2007 Women exposed to the pesticide DDT as children are five times as likely to develop breast cancer, according to a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives. Draw your own conclusions. source: Los Angeles Times From the Archives Veg Out. Today is World Vegetarian Day. Lejeune Bugged. U.S. Navy must notify N.C.-based Marines of exposure to contamin ... |
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BPA: Here to Stay?
Controversial panel will decide whether bisphenol A poses a health risk |
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08 Aug 2007 |
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| BPA: Here to Stay? Controversial panel will decide whether bisphenol A poses a health risk Last week, several dozen scientists issued a consensus statement that ubiquitous chemical compound bisphenol A likely poses health and reproductive risks to humans. This week, an expert panel will finalize a report for the U.S. National Toxicology Program on whether humans should indeed try to stay away from BPA; ... |
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Are Those Bisphenol Genes You're Wearing?
New study confirms that bisphenol A can mess with animal genetics |
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02 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Are Those Bisphenol Genes You're Wearing? New study confirms that bisphenol A can mess with animal genetics Know what time it is? It's time to check in on bisphenol A, the chemical in many plastics that gets creepier by the day. Despite continuing claims by the chemical industry that products containing the compound -- which can include baby bottles, water bottles, toys, dental sealants, and fo ... |
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| Topics: food, health, news, parenting, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Prints: Not Charming
Laser printers can emit high levels of unhealthy small particles, study says |
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02 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Prints: Not Charming Laser printers can emit high levels of unhealthy small particles, study says Remember how computers were going to usher in the Paperless Office? We so should have done that. An Australian study has found that many laser printers emit high levels of small particles that can be harmful to human health, with the highest-emitting machines rivaling the small-particle pollution of ci ... |
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Airing on the Side of Caution
Chemical dangers to air-breathing animals overlooked, researchers say |
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13 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Airing on the Side of Caution Chemical dangers to air-breathing animals overlooked, researchers say A new study in Science says regulators have overlooked the effects that thousands of chemicals could have on air-breathing organisms. Such as, for instance, people. In general, regulators study how chemicals accumulate in aquatic-based food chains; they look at how toxics dissolve in water and ... |
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| Topics: food, green living, health, news, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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That's It, We're Not Washing Our Undies Anymore
Groups ask U.S. EPA to ban chemical in detergent that feminizes fish |
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06 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| That's It, We're Not Washing Our Undies Anymore Groups ask U.S. EPA to ban chemical in detergent that feminizes fish Your detergent gets your clothes clean, sure -- but does it feminize your trout? Five green groups and a labor union are petitioning the U.S. EPA to ban a family of chemicals used in cleaning products that have been linked to gender changes in fish. Each year, the U.S. produces about ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, scientific research, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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